Fir Dr in CO -- Camping Rules & Access

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Fir Dr in CO

Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Leadville Ranger District

6.1 mi from Buena Vista

Maps 8,933 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.

Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
  • Near 3 Elk Dam.
  • By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
  • Recorded as pitching to 14%.
  • Estimated climb: 170 ft, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
  • Mount Columbia stands 5,134 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles west.
  • The 3 Elk Reservoir shoreline is 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping within 100 feet of a body of water (such as a lake, stream, pond, or river) unless in a Forest Service developed recreation site or designated dispersed site.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–56°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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